German WW2 Icebreakers

[Sailorman]

I am looking for information and pictures of the German WW2 icebreakers: EISBAR, CASTOR, POLLUX and EISVOGEL. Seems there is not much information (at least in English) available about them. Any assistance with this is greatly appreciated.

Its been awhile since I posted here. I'm just finishing a voyage to the Persian Gulf/Middle East I'll have more time to enjoy this forum as I'll be home for awhile.

Cheers,

Kevin

[dennis a feary]

Hello Kevin, not knowledge, I am afraid, of the Icebreakers you mention.
Will have a `sniff' for you.
But I wonder if you have any info - or interest in the Ice-breaker
JACOB LANGEBERG - she is still `alive'.

Sadsac

[Don Boyer]

Sailorman:

Not a big help, I know, but just out of curiosity, I checked the 1943-44 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships and found no entries for icebreakers in general or the specific ships you named under the German Navy section. They apparently were not considered "fighting ships" by Janes's and may possibly have been civilian ships under hire to the German navy or some auxilliary designation similar to our contract-hire vessels.

Good luck with your research, and if you do locate them, we'd no doubt love to see pictures here on the forum...always nice to expand the photo record.

Regards,

[Darius]

Hello Kevin,

only in German:
Gröner: Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945, Vol. 6, p. 62-64.

There are data & sketches.

Greetings

Darius

[Sailorman]

Thank you for the responses. I collect 1/1250 scale ship models and I have
a penchant for history's small and obscure vesels. Having been collecting these models since the late 1960s, I have moved on from the famous ships such as HOOD, BISMARCK, YAMATO and the many others that grace the pages of any 20th century naval account. Small unusual auxiliaries are very interesting, although not very exciting to most people and information tends to be sparse. But searching for it provides hours of fun.

Kevin

[Sailorman]

Hello Kevin,

only in German:
Gröner: Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945, Vol. 6, p. 62-64.

There are data & sketches.

Greetings

Darius

Thanks Darius. I guess one of these days I will have to purchase the Groner's books. The German is not a problem, but they are expensive.

Kevin

[designeraccd]

I have seen a pic on the net of CASTOR, looked to be @ that scale....don't know who made it tho. DFO ;)

[dennis a feary]

Here is STETTIN, Ice-breaker.

Sadsac

[Darius]

Hello to all,

o.k., if you want some data on some other Eisbrecher, look here:
Wal:
-http://forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php/topic,10698.msg119273.html#msg119273,
Widder and Delphin:
-http://forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php/topic,12065.0.html,
Stettin:
-http://forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php/topic,2263.msg33179.html#msg33179.

Greetings

Darius

[Alex Shenec]

Hi.

Groener
http://s004.radikal.ru/i207/1009/81/ac0cbef28e2f.jpg
http://s52.radikal.ru/i137/1009/d4/5b1666b1b72a.jpg
http://s48.radikal.ru/i119/1009/08/0f46b33ac218.jpg

Best regards

Alex

[dennis a feary]

Here is the Ice Breaker Jacob Langeberg.
Now being refurbished in Holland.



Sadsac

[Dreadnought]

Hi Kevin,

Found this, don't know how accurate ...

German icebreaker "Castor", launched 15.07.39 by F. Schichau, Danzig. In service 15.10.41. 15.03.45 bombed and sunk of Warnemünde by British aircraft. Raised by Sovets and 1951 in service as icebreaker "Peresviet". Further fate wanted.

A sister ship - intended name "Pollux" - was planned, but never started.
Instead P. Smit jr. in Rotterdam built a "Pollux" of the Finnish "Jääkarhu"-class for the German Navy, which was finished in December 1943.

[Sailorman]

Hi.

Groener
http://s004.radikal.ru/i207/1009/81/ac0cbef28e2f.jpg
http://s52.radikal.ru/i137/1009/d4/5b1666b1b72a.jpg
http://s48.radikal.ru/i119/1009/08/0f46b33ac218.jpg

Best regards

Alex

Thanks Alex. Exactly the information I was looking for.

Kevin